That was a really excellent dress rehearsal. I could not have asked for more from you today. Most of you only had one run through so I will let you off if you didn’t smile. However, there will be no excuses on Thursday Friday and Saturday!!! You all looked terrific today …………all that is needed now is the SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILES. Remember that you will probably all get a DVD of the show and in the years to come you don’t want to watch yourself and wonder why you didn’t smile. Try it …it’s easy!!!!
See your happy faces on Thursday.

Mrs H xx

PS Hopefully there will be some photos from today’s dress rehearsal very late tonight (or maybe tomorrow).

The costumes are all packed up and ready to be delivered to Richmond school Tuesday morning, the lights are all set and the sound and lighting crew are awaiting your arrival. Be there for 12-30pm

We want to make this our slickest show ever. Let’s start by giving Dress Rehearsal everything we’ve got. We need lots and lots of smiles to show off all your wonderful dances and super costumes. You are a great bunch and I am really proud of you all.

A word of thanks to Mark Ellison (Katherine’s Dad) who has stepped in at the last minute to do the ‘Follow Spot’ for us. Good luck Mark, I hope it doesn’t get too hot up there.

Thanks also to Mark Milton (Tabytha & Imogen’s Daddy) who turned up at the Dance Centre today just as we began to load up all the costume boxes. We really appreciated your help Mark thank you.
Favourite name for today……….it’s Mark, of course

Remember to enjoy your performance and that will pass over to your audience and help them to enjoy watching you. Most of all HAVE FUN.

Two of our ladies tap group work for Barclays Bank. The Bank who have promised to match any sponorship money the ladies can raise for appearing in the show up to £750.00. This would give a huge boost to our fundraising so if you can sponsor them by promising £1.00 or even 50pence put your name on the list in the coffee lounge. All monies would be hugely appreciated.These ladies only started attending Tap clases in June so to be brave enough to go on stage in October deserves some recognition. Dig deep it’s for a good cause.

Here we are in our last week of rehearsal. Everywhere I look I sense a mounting exciment. Routines are looking more slick and it is good to see the final polish being applied with such good humour. I keep coming across little groups of people,young and old, practising in strange places. One group was spotted practising their pointe work in the loos and this evening whilst vworking at my desk in the office I became aware of some keen tappers practising in the upstairs ‘quiet room’above me. I came to the conclusion that the word ‘quiet’ has been suspended for the run up to the show …………. it will be reinstated though!

Tuesday’s dress rehearsal will soon be here. It will be madness I know, but we will make it good with help from everyone involved.

It is going to be our best show yet, because you have all worked so hard.
I think you are all absolutely brilliant. Just keep up the hard work. We are just about ready.